Lawton Community Involved in Superintendent Search

2013-02-11T21:32:00Z2013-02-14T16:15:19Z

LAWTON Okla_ Members of the
Lawton Community are giving input into the next superintendent of schools.

About 20
residents met with three of the five school board members at the Shoemaker Center today. Current Superintendent Barry
Beauchamp is retiring this year. Some of their biggest concerns are getting
more money for the school system, putting more technology in daily classroom
instruction, and getting school children more involved.

One board
member said the public input is invaluable.

"Our
public school is one of the most important institutions in this community," said
Lawton School Board Member Kent Jester. "The leadership of our public schools
is paramount. It's really important that the community at large is able to give
us input, so we can reflect their wishes and give them the superintendent that
they feel they need and will do the most good for our community."

The board has
turned to the State School Board Association to help in the process of finding
the next superintendent. The OSSBA has asked board members to rank how involved
they would like the new superintendent to be.

"It's all
about really putting together a good job description," said Stephanie Hyder of
the OSSBA. "That way, you know the person's character personally, as well as
professionally."

Another public
forum is scheduled for Monday at 6:30 PM at the Shoemaker Center.
If you cannot make it, you can go online to help in the search by completing a
survey on the Lawton Public Schools' website.

School board
members say they'll sit down with hopeful applicants later this month. They
should have a decision by April.

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